E! Online - The Emmy awards and fall season premieres are just around the corner, so it's time to recognize some of America's great television thespians. Or better yet, the actors pretending to be Americans. You thought we hadn't noticed the influx of Brits infiltrating our airwaves?
E! Online - Yesterday, the Internet was buzzing that Paula Abdul didn't approve of American Idol's decision to hire a fourth judge, songwriter Kara DioGuardi.
Reuters - Thousands of royalist protesters
stormed the compound of Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, a
TV station and several ministries on Tuesday in a coordinated
bid to unseat his elected seven-month-old coalition government.
AP - A critic making TV picks this fall is obliged to play prophet more than usual. That's because previews for many of the new shows still aren't ready to see. (Blame last winter's writers strike for throwing things off schedule; everybody else does.)
E! Online - As our Gossip Girl countdown continues (seven days remaining!), we were more than giddy when Page Six Magazine featured Ed "Chuck Bass" Westwick this weekend. We have to run their names together because it's impossible to separate the real person from the character—they're both so pompous and charming at the same time.
AP - Need proof the television ratings system is dead, a victim of the TiVo, the ubiquitous satellite dish and schizophrenic viewing habits? Take a look at what's happening with "Battlestar Galactica."